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Job Summary:
Board-certified Ophthalmologist with excellent clinical and surgical skills who is fellowship trained. Responsible for comprehensive eye care with a focus on handling more complex surgical services.
Job Description:
Manage neuro, rheumatological, and trauma related eye conditions.
Participate in hospital calls with 2 other ophthalmologists
Perform examinations to determine the overall health of the patients' eyes looking for issues like macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts, or other ocular conditions that impaired vision.
Make a diagnosis and determine a treatment plan with the goal of correcting the issue.
If a patient's diagnosis requires surgery, perform the necessary surgical procedure.
Prescribe ophthalmologic treatments or therapies such as chemotherapy, cryotherapy, and low vision therapy.
Diagnose or treat injuries, disorders, or diseases of the eye and eye structures including the cornea, sclera, conjunctiva, retinal, or eyelids.
Also, handle some general ophthalmology with routine eye exam/vision plan
Qualifications:
Medical Degree
Residency Program
Internship
Fellowship trained in Glaucoma
Virginia State Medical License
About Mary Washington Healthcare:
Mary Washington Healthcare is a non-profit regional system consisting of two hospitals (571 beds), three emergency departments and over 50 healthcare facilities. serving patients and communities across the greater Fredericksburg Region. We promote a culture of acceptance and innovation where you truly can "Be Heard". In 2023 we will be hosting our first residents as we work toward our Residency Program.
Community:
The Fredericksburg region includes four counties (Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania, and Stafford) and the City of Fredericksburg, and is ideally located 50 miles south of Washington DC and 50 miles north of the Capital of Virginia, Richmond and is accessible to major cities and markets along the East Coast and the global marketplace. With a population of 338,000, the area has been designated Virginia's fastest growing for five consecutive years.
As an EOE/AA employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and veteran or disability status.
A Not-for-Profit Regional Healthcare System Dedicated to Excellence. From our humble beginnings in Fredericksburg, Virginia as an eight-room hospital to our modern not-for-profit regional system, Mary Washington Healthcare has seen enormous growth and development in the past 100 years. Today, we are made up of two hospitals and 28 healthcare facilities and wellness services. Community leaders volunteer on our Board of Trustees in order to guide the continued growth and direction of our health care system.